International match calendar principles and competitions endorsed<\/strong><\/p>\nSeveral key strategic principles related to the international match calendars and competitions for both men\u2019s and women\u2019s football were endorsed to the FIFA Council.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For men\u2019s football, an expanded 32-team FIFA Club World Cup\u2122 is set to begin in June 2025 (following the postponement of the original 24-team tournament planned for 2021) and will take place every four years. The windows for the international match calendar as of 2025 would include one extended window with four matches in late September and early October to replace the current two separate windows in September and October, with the other windows (November, March and June) unchanged. In order to increase the possibilities for teams from different confederations to play each other, FIFA would launch friendly tournaments \u2013 \u201cFIFA World Series\u201d \u2013 which would take place in the March window in even years. The decision for the FIFA World Cup 2030 host will also be made in 2024, with the bid regulations to be published early next year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For women\u2019s football, the current international match calendar structure will remain unchanged until 2025, with the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup 2027 and 2031 hosts to be decided in 2024 and 2025 respectively. The creation of a new FIFA Women\u2019s Club World Cup\u2122, a new FIFA Futsal Women\u2019s World Cup\u2122 and the expansion of the Olympic Games Women\u2019s tournament from 12 to 16 teams have also been endorsed.<\/p>\n
The principles also include proposals to revise FIFA\u2019s youth tournament inventory \u2013 including expanded annual Under-17 tournaments, both for boys and girls.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In establishing the details of the new international match calendars, due consideration shall be given to the players\u2019 health and well-being as a primary goal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
All of the above key strategic principles will be detailed in consultation with the relevant stakeholders in the coming months.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Morocco, United Arab Emirates and Seychelles to host FIFA tournaments<\/strong><\/p>\nThe FIFA Council also appointed the Moroccan Football Association as the host for the FIFA Club World Cup 2022\u2122<\/strong>, which will take place from 1 to 11 February 2023. It also confirmed that the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2023\u2122<\/strong>\u00a0will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates Football Association and the 2025 edition by the Seychelles Football Federation.\u00a0<\/p>\nFIFA Football Agent Regulations approved<\/strong><\/p>\nThe FIFA Council took a major step towards the establishment of a fairer and more transparent football transfer system by approving the FIFA Football Agent Regulations, which seek to introduce basic service standards for football agents and their clients, including a mandatory licensing system, the prohibition of multiple representation to avoid conflicts of interest and the introduction of a cap on commissions, whose objective is to reinforce contractual stability, protect the integrity of the transfer system and achieve greater financial transparency.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Amendments to FIFA Code of Ethics and Disciplinary Code<\/strong><\/p>\nAs part of FIFA\u2019s zero-tolerance policy against all forms of gender-based and other forms of violence, the FIFA Council also agreed to amend the FIFA Code of Ethics in order to ensure that from now on all forms of sexual abuse, harassment and exploitation are not subject to a limitation period for prosecution.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Furthermore, key amendments were made to the FIFA Disciplinary Code in order to provide greater protection to victims of discrimination, strengthen FIFA\u2019s fight against match manipulation, entrust investigations of specific disciplinary matters to independent integrity experts and extend the scope of competence of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Term limit clarification<\/strong><\/p>\nThe FIFA Council also unanimously confirmed its agreement with the view of the Governance, Audit & Compliance Committee that the period between 2016 and 2019 does not count as a term of office for the current FIFA President, who is therefore about to end his first term.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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